Immunology in the skin

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Resumo

TLDRThe video explains the skin's role as a protective barrier and its complex immune functions. It describes the skin's structure, comprising the epidermis, dermis, and subcutaneous fat, while detailing the interactions of various immune cells, such as dendritic cells and T cells, in responding to pathogens and maintaining tissue homeostasis. The video also covers the mechanisms leading to skin disorders like psoriasis, emphasizing how immune responses can sometimes become dysregulated, causing chronic inflammatory conditions.

Conclusões

  • 🛡️ The skin serves as the body's primary barrier against pathogens.
  • 🔬 Immune cells in the skin maintain tissue homeostasis and activate immune responses.
  • 🧬 The skin is composed of the epidermis, dermis, and subcutaneous fatty tissue.
  • 🦠 Commensal microbes protect the skin and promote wound healing.
  • 🎯 Langerhans cells sample antigens and modulate immune responses.
  • 💡 Dendritic cells activate T cells and migrate to lymph nodes after pathogen encounter.
  • ⚔️ T cells play key roles in skin immunity, with memory T cells residing in the epidermis.
  • 📈 Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory skin disease linked to immune response dysregulation.
  • 🧪 Genetic factors can increase susceptibility to skin disorders like psoriasis.
  • 🧘‍♂️ Autoimmunity can lead to skin conditions, highlighting the balance needed in immune responses.

Linha do tempo

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    The skin serves as the body's primary defense against environmental threats and pathogens, consisting of three main layers: the epidermis, dermis, and subcutaneous tissue. It hosts various microorganisms that aid in protection and healing. Epidermal cells, or keratinocytes, are vital for barrier function, continually replenished by basal keratinocytes. The dermis contains fibroblasts that produce collagen and elastin, contributing to skin structure. Additionally, immune cells interact closely with skin cells to maintain health, responding to pathogens through a specialized network involving various immune cell types. Dendritic cells play a crucial role in antigen capture and presentation, while T cells act as immune effectors, maintaining memory to swiftly respond to infections. However, dysregulation of immune responses can lead to skin disorders, exemplified by psoriasis, which is characterized by scaly plaques due to a complex interplay of genetic and environmental triggers, showcasing both protective and pathological roles of immune cells in the skin.

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Vídeo de perguntas e respostas

  • What are the components of the skin?

    The skin consists of the epidermis, dermis, and subcutaneous fatty region.

  • What role do commensal bacteria play on the skin?

    Commensal bacteria, fungi, and viruses help protect against pathogens and aid in wound healing.

  • What are Langerhans cells?

    Langerhans cells are specialized dendritic cells in the epidermis that sample antigens and can be either anti-inflammatory or activatory.

  • What triggers the immune response in the skin?

    The immune response in the skin can be triggered by pathogen encounter, tissue damage, or reactivation of viruses.

  • What is psoriasis?

    Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory skin disease characterized by scaly, reddish plaques.

  • How can genetic factors influence psoriasis?

    Genetic studies have identified susceptibility genes linked to TH17 cells that may contribute to psoriasis pathogenesis.

  • What is the function of T cells in the skin?

    T cells act as immune effectors, with memory T cells rapidly reactivating upon encountering antigens.

  • What are the signs of an acute psoriatic lesion?

    Acute lesions are indicated by an accumulation of T cells and dendritic cells around blood vessels.

  • How do skin cells respond to inflammation?

    Skin cells, such as keratinocytes, can produce inflammatory mediators that recruit immune cells to the site of injury.

  • What is the impact of autoimmunity on the skin?

    Autoimmunity can lead to disorders like psoriasis, where the immune system mistakenly attacks skin cells.

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    pathogens it represents a unique
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    environment in which immune cells
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    interact with skin cells to maintain
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    tissue homeostasis and induce immune
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    responses the skin is composed of
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    epidermis dermis and a subcutaneous
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    fatty region commensal bacteria fungi
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    healing the epidermis is composed of
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    through lymphatic vessels to lymph nodes
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    specialized immune structures in which
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    reactions in the
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    skin dendritic cells and catinos sites
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    cold sore lesions that occur when latent
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    herpes virus reactivates and they do
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    cell death such as
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    DNA kattin Ayes produce antimicrobial
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    peptides which can kill bacteria
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    directly inflammatory mediators such as
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    interlukin 1 or il1 which activate
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    dendritic cells and chemokines which
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    recruit neutrophils macrophages and tea
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    cells activated dendritic cells migrate
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    to the lymph nodes where they present
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    antigen from the site of infection to
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    naive tea cells priming them to activate
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    cells activated tea cells return to the
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    CDH cells persist in the epidermis to
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    immune responses can become disregulated
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    psoriasis or atopic
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    dermatitis psoriasis is a lifelong
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    inflammatory skin disease characterized
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    confer susceptibility to the
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    disease physical injury or inflammation
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    stressed carattino sites might release
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    self DNA which in complex with an
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    Ayes interferon activates dermal
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    differentiation the earliest
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    amplification of this disregulated
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    immune
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    response without treatment acute
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    psoriatic lesions become chronic lesions
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    genetic Studies have identified
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    psoriasis Associated susceptibility
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    genes some of them linking th17 cells
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    the subset of te- cells that produce
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    il17 to psoriasis pathogenesis thus
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    immune cells in the skin exert important
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Etiquetas
  • skin
  • immune system
  • epidermis
  • dermis
  • T cells
  • Langerhans cells
  • psoriasis
  • inflammation
  • autoimmunity
  • keratinocytes